Latinx

American  

[luh-tee-neks, la-, lat-n-eks] / ləˈti nɛks, læ-, ˈlæt nˌɛks /

Or latinx

adjective

1. of or relating to people of Latin American origin or descent, especially those living in the United States (used in place of the masculine form Latino, the feminine form Latina, or the gender-binary formLatin@ ).

   Community members celebrated at the Latinx Pride Parade.

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noun

• Latinxs,
  plural
• Latinx
  plural

1. a person of Latin American origin or descent, especially one living in the United States (used in place of the masculine form Latino , the feminine form Latina , or the gender-binary formLatin@ ).

   As a first-generation Latinx, I struggled to reconcile my cultural and gender identities.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Latinx
  plural
• Latinxs
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Latinx

First recorded in 2000–05; Latin(a) ( def. ) or Latin(o) ( def. ) + x ³ ( def. ) in the sense “unknown quantity or variable”; see Latin@ ( def. )

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Latinx Latinxs

Chavez was one of the most revered figures in the Latinx civil rights movement.

From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2026

But their work has often been made invisible, sometimes by the very men who stood beside them in building worker power for Latinx people in the United States.

From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2026

Since earning the HSI designation a decade ago, the university has received roughly $26 million in grant funding, said Teresita Curiel, the university’s director of Latinx equity and success.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2026

The Silver Platter may be the oldest existing Latinx bar for LGBTQ+ people in Los Angeles, but it’s not just a bar; it’s a living piece of local history.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2025

If there are newcomers here, they’re black or Latinx like our family.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi

In 1990, 86% of Latinxs lived in just nine states.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2022

She co-leads the Political Latinxs United for Movement and Action in Society, or PLUMAs, which has been vocal about the campus’s safety protocols.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 5, 2022

When it does, you better believe there’s going to be a story or two about how Latinxs supported the movie.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2021

That match, which was broadcast in Spanish by Univision, was seen by 3 million Latinxs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2021

Most of the area’s 114,000 Latinxs reside in the suburban areas of Jefferson Parish, outside New Orleans, and Hondurans represent about a third of the Latinx population in the area.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 8, 2019